Hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 7 more specific codes instead:

Y92.230 Patient room in hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Y92.231 Patient bathroom in hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Y92.232 Corridor of hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Y92.233 Cafeteria of hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Y92.234 Operating room of hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Y92.238 Other place in hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Y92.239 Unspecified place in hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from Y92 Place of occurrence of the external cause

Also known as

The following category is for use, when relevant, to identify the place of occurrence of the external cause. Use in conjunction with an activity code.
Place of occurrence should be recorded only at the initial encounter for treatment

Inherited from the Y90-Y99 section Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere (Y90-Y99)

Note

These categories may be used to provide supplementary information concerning causes of morbidity. They are not to be used for single-condition coding.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Y92.21	School (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external cause	Not billable
Y92.22	Religious institution as the place of occurrence of the external cause	Valid
Y92.24	Public administrative building as the place of occurrence of the external cause	Not billable
Y92.25	Cultural building as the place of occurrence of the external cause	Not billable
Y92.26	Movie house or cinema as the place of occurrence of the external cause	Valid
Y92.29	Other specified public building as the place of occurrence of the external cause	Valid